Huang Ju , (born September 1938, Jiashan, China—died June 2, 2007, Beijing, China) Chinese politician who served as vice-premier of China from 2003 until his death and as a member of the powerful Standing Committee of the Political Bureau was responsible for reforms to China’s banking and financial systems. Huang joined the Communist Party of China in 1966. He trained as an electrical engineer and worked for various companies in Shanghai, where he became a protégé of Jiang Zemin, a Shanghai party boss who later became president of China. Huang served as vice-mayor (1986–91) and then mayor (1991–95) of Shanghai and also held the post of Shanghai party secretary from 1994 to 2002, when he was elevated to the nine-member Standing Committee of the Political Bureau. During his tenure in the central government, he was a loyal member of the “Shanghai Gang,” an influential group of leaders allied to Jiang.

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